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SUPERNUCLEOPHILIC 4-SUBSTITUTED-PYRIDINE CATALYSTS, AND
PROCESSES USEFUL FOR PREPARING SAME
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention resides generally in the
20 field of the preparation and use of 4-substituted
pyridine compounds, and in particular to novel forms of
supernucleophilic 4-substituted pyridine catalysts, and
nucleophilic substitution processes useful for
preparing such catalysts and other 4-substituted
25 pyridines.
As further background, it is well known that many
pyridines carrying an amino (desirably tertiary amino)
group at the 4-position possess supernucleophilic
30 properties making them highly advantageous for use as
catalysts in acylation and other reactions. For
example, the compound 4-N,N-dimethylaminopyridine
(DMAP) is used on a large scale worldwide for acylation
and other reactions in the pharmaceutical and
35 agricultural industries. Historically, the preparation
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of 4-substituted pyridines such as DMAP has presented
several challenges.
For example, tremendous research efforts worldwide
have been made to discover effective means for
transforming one group at the 4-position of the
pyridine ring for another. Early on, researchers were
hopeful that direct exposure of the free pyridine base
to appropriate reagents would result in the effective
modification of the 4-position. It has turned out,
however, that most modifications of interest at the 4-
position occur only at the cost of extreme conditions.
For instance, 2-bromopyridine can be converted to 2-
aminopyridine by reaction with ammonium hydroxide, but
only at high temperatures of 200 C and under pressure.
Den Hertog et al., Rec. Trav. Chim., 51, 381 (1932).
Similarly, dimethylamine reacts with 4-chloropyridine
only under pressure and at a temperature of 150 C (L.
Pentimalli, Gass. Chem. ital., 94, 902 (1964)), a
process unsuitable for commercial scale. Likewise
unsuitable for commercial scale is the reaction of
sodium or potassium amide and metal methylanilides in
etheral solvents or liquid ammonia, as described in
Hauser, J. Org. Chem., 15, 310 (1949). N-pyridyl-4-
pyridinium chloride hydrochloride or 4-phenoxypyridine
has been reacted with nucleophiles to displace at the
4-position (D. Jerchel et al., Chem. Ber., 91, 1266
(1958)). However, these starting pyridine materials
are far removed from commerce and thus such processes
would be problematic if contemplated on a large scale.
In light of the difficulties of 4-substitution
directly on the free base pyridine, a number of
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processes have been developed in which the 4-position
(or 2-position) of the pyridine ring is activated
toward nucleophilic substitution by a modification of
the ring nitrogen of the pyridine. Such processes are
generally known as activation-substitution-deactivation
processes, and to date have involved either the N-
oxidation or quaternization of the pyridine substrate,
both of which are known to activate the 2- and 4-ring
positions toward nucleophilic attack and expulsion of
leaving groups at these positions. N-oxidation as a
means to activate the 2- and 4-ring positions of
pyridine has been relatively less studied than
quaternization. This may be due to the fact that the
level of activation imparted by N-oxidation is lower
than that of quaternization. In the latter field, it
is known that 4-substituted-pyridines such as 4-
cyanopyridine can be quaternized with an alkyl iodide
(e.g. methyl iodide) and reacted with ammonia to form a
corresponding 4-aminopyridine. Metzger et al., J. Org.
Chem., 41 (15), 2621 (1978). The dequaternization of
such alkyl quats, however, is problematic, as only
relatively exotic reagents such as
triphenylphosphene/dimethylformamide (Aumann et al., J.
Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 32, (1973)),
triphenylphosphene/acetonitrile (Kutney et al., Synth.
Commun., 5 (2), 119 (1975)) and
diazabicyclononane/dimethylformamide or thiourea (Ho,
Synth. Commun., 3, 99 (1973)) having been reported,
with each of these processes inviting significant
difficulty on an industrial scale.
More recently, research efforts have yielded
quaternary-activated 4-substitution processes which can
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be practiced with greater advantage on a commercial
scale. For example, U.S. Patent No. 4,158,093 to
Bailey et al. describes a route in which a 4-
substituted pyridine base is quaternized with 2- or 4-
vinylpyridine in the presence of a strong acid to yield
a pyridylethyl quaternary salt. This activated quat
form can then be subjected to nucleophilic substitution
at the 4-position, and subsequently dequaternized in
the presence of caustic.
U.S. Patent Nos. 4,672,121 and 4,772,713 both to
Nummy describe processes in which the 4-substituted
pyridine base is reacted with acrylamide or an
alkylacrylamide as the quaternizing reagent, and the
resulting carbamoyl quat or a derivative therefrom is
subject to nucleophilic displacement at the 4-position,
again followed by dequaternization. In these '121 and
'713 patents, the quaternization is conducted in the
presence of a strong acid, and the substitution and
dequaternization are conducted in the presence of a
strong base such as alkali metal hydroxides or
carbonates, or strong amidine bases.
The above-described research efforts have
culminated in the past decade-and-a-half in the
successful commercialization and worldwide use of the
supernucleophilic catalyst, DMAP, and have opened the
door to routes to similar useful 4-substituted pyridine
compounds. However, needs remain for novel and
improved 4-substitution processes for pyridines, and
improved product forms. Desirable processes would
entail the use of readily-available starting materials
and reagents while providing high purity products and
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minimizing and/or simplifying purification steps.
Improved processes would also minimize reagent use and
the need to recycle materials or handle or dispose
hazardous wastes. As well, new product forms,
especially of supernucleophilic 4-substituted pyridine
catalysts, would avoid or reduce difficulties which
have been encountered in the handling of crystalline or
flaked catalyst forms which have been available to
date. The present invention provides several
embodiments, each of which addresses one or more of
these needs.
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SUNMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, one feature of the present invention
is the provision of a supernucleophilic 4-substituted
pyridine catalyst in a unique form, and a process for
making the same. The preferred process for preparing a
granular supernucleophilic 4-substituted pyridine
catalyst, especially a monoalkylamino- or
dialkylaminopyridine catalyst, includes a step of
providing the supernucleophilic catalyst as a molten
flowable mass. This flowable mass is then extruded
through an orifice into discrete liquid portions each
corresponding to a granule to be formed. These liquid
portions, in turn, are cooled to form a granular
supernucleophilic catalyst. The granular
supernucleophilic catalyst, most preferably 4-N,N-
dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP), desirably has an average
particular diameter of about 1 to about 10 mm.
Suitable melt temperatures range from the melting point
for the catalyst, e.g. 111-112 C for DMAP, up to just
below the decomposition temperature for the catalyst,
with preferred melt temperatures ranging from about the
melting point of the catalyst up to about 50 above
that point, e.g. for DMAP about 112 C to about 160 C,
more preferably from the melting point up to about 30 C
above the melting point, and especially for DMAP about
115 C to about 130 C.
In still more preferred processes, the extruding
step is conducted using equipment optimally designed
for forming the discreet portions. For example, such
may involve an extrusion apparatus equipped to deliver
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the flowable mass through an orifice for a
predetermined period of time to provide drops of the
appropriate size. This control can be achieved, for
example, by providing first and second wall members
each having orifices, wherein the wall members are
movable relative to one another to periodically align
orifices in the first member with those in the second
member for the predetermined period of time. The
flowable mass is pressurized against the first wall
member such that when the orifices in the first and
second wall member are aligned, an amount of the
flowable mass is extruded through the aligned orifices,
for example downwardly onto a conveyor belt. Most
preferred devices for these purposes include as the
first member, a first container, e.g. a drum, filled
and pressurized with the flowable mass, and as the
second member a second container, e.g. a second drum,
encasing the first container. Each container has
orifices, and they are movable (e.g. rotatable) with
respect to one another (preferably provided by a static
inner container and a movable (rotating) outer
container. Movement of the second container results in
periodic alignment of the orifices for the
predetermined time, during which the drops of
supernucleophilic catalyst material are extruded
through the aligned orifices and downwardly onto a
passing conveyer. Such processes provide preferred,
smooth-surfaced supernucleophilic catalyst granules of
uniform size and shape, for example generally
hemispherical in shape.
Another preferred embodiment of the invention
provides a catalyst composition comprising a granulated
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supernucleophilic 4-(secondary or
tertiary)aminopyridine catalyst, especially a
dialkylaminopyridine catalyst such as DMAP. Preferred
such catalysts have an average particle diameter of
about 1 mm to about 10 mm, with most preferred catalyst
forms having smooth granules of substantially uniform
size and/or shape.
Additional preferred embodiments of the invention
relate to improved activation-substitution-deactivation
routes to 4-substituted pyridines. On such preferred
embodiment involves a process for preparing a 4-
(secondary or tertiary)aminopyridine compound. This
process includes reacting a starting 4-substituted
pyridine base having a leaving group as the 4-
substituent, with an activating agent of the formula:
R3 R4 O
CH=C-C-Z
wherein R3 and R4, which may be the same as or may
differ from one another, are each -H or a C1-C4 alkyl
group, and Z is -OR7 or NR5R6, wherein R5 and R6, which
may be the same as or may differ from one another, and
may taken together form a ring, are each -H or C1-C8
alkyl; and R' is -H or C1-C8 alkyl. This reacting forms
an activated 1,4-substituted pyridine, which is then
reacted with a primary or secondary amine in at least a
3:1 molar ratio relative to the pyridine, to form a
corresponding 1-substituted,4-(secondary or
tertiary)aminopyridine. The 1-substituted,4-(secondary
or tertiary)aminopyridine is then treated to remove the
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1-substituent and thereby form a product medium
including the 4-(secondary or tertiary)aminopyridine.
It has been found that by conducting the substitution
step in the presence of a large molar excess of the
amine used as the nucleophile in the substitution, the
use of strong bases such as alkali metal hydroxides in
the substitution step can be minimized or eliminated,
and that downstream product separations are simplified,
providing highly pure, white 4-(secondary or
tertiary)aminopyridine products even absent a solvent
recrystallization step. This process is applied with
preference to a manufacture of DMAP, wherein the amine
is dimethylamine. The activating agent in this process
is preferably acrylic acid or acrylamide.
Another embodiment of the present invention
provides an activation-substitution-deactivation route
to 4-nucleophile-substituted pyridines, wherein the
activated pyridine species is a pyridine betaine.
Preferred processes include reacting a starting 4-
substituted pyridine base having a leaving group as the
4-substituent, with an a,p-unsaturated acid of the
formula
R3 R4 O
I I II
CH=C-C-OH
wherein R3 and R4, which may be the same as or may
differ from one another, are each -H or a C1-C4 alkyl
group, so as to form a corresponding activated 1,4-
substituted pyridine betaine. The betaine is reacted
with a nucleophile (Nu) to displace the leaving group
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and form a 1-substituted,4-Nu-pyridine betaine. This
betaine is then treated to remove the 1-substituent
from the 4-Nu-pyridine compound. Preferred processes
of this embodiment involve activation steps conducted
in the absence of acid other than the Oc,p-unsaturated
acid, and further the nucleophilic substitution is
optionally conducted under mild basic conditions (i.e.
in the absence of strong bases such as alkali metal
hydroxide) in the presence of a primary or secondary
amine used as the nucleophile in at least a 3:1 molar
ratio relative to the pyridine betaine. In its most
desirable form to date, this process involves the
reaction of 4-cyanopyridine with acrylic acid to form a
corresponding betaine. This betaine is reacted with
dimethylamine to form a corresponding 4-N,N-
dimethylaminopyridine betaine. This betaine is then
treated in the presence of a strong base such as sodium
hydroxide to remove the 1-substituent and form DMAP.
A still further embodiment of the invention
provides a novel, optionally isolated, pyridine betaine
of the formula
G
CQ
+N
CH-R3
CH-R4
I
~=0
O
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wherein: G is a group selected from -CN and -NR1R2,
wherein R1 and R2, which may be the same or
may differ from one another, are each -H or a
hydrocarbon group having from one to about
ten carbon atoms, especially C1-C1o alkyl
groups, and most preferably methyl groups;
and
R3 and R4, which may be the same as or may
differ from one another, are selected from -H
and C1-C4 alkyl groups.
A still further preferred embodiment of the
invention provides heat stable 4-(secondary or
tertiary)aminopyridine catalysts which may be produced
by processes of the invention. Such heat stability can
be exhibited in one or more of several ways. For
example, preferred products, especially DMAP products,
have an APHA color of less than about 50 and exhibit an
increase in APHA color of no greater than about 50 when
heated in a nitrogen atmosphere at about 120 C for
about 24 hours. For instance, more preferred DMAP
products have an APHA color of less than about 10, and
exhibit an APHA color of no greater than about 50 after
heating in a nitrogen atmosphere at about 120 C for
about 24 hours. In another feature demonstrating heat
stability, the present invention provides amorphous
(i.e. non-crystalline form) 4-(secondary or
tertiary)aminopyridine catalysts, particularly DMAP
catalysts, having an APHA color of less than 20, more
preferably less than 10.
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The invention provides improved supernucleophilic
catalysts and improved synthetic routes which can be
used to prepare such catalysts and other useful
substituted pyridines. The novel catalyst forms
overcome handling and processing difficulties
previously encountered with supernucleophilic
catalysts, and preferred processes can be used to
provide high yields while employing readily available
materials, minimizing the use of reagents, and/or
minimizing the difficulty and/or number of product
purification steps. Additional objects, features and
advantages of the invention will be apparent from the
description that follows.
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
Figure 1 is a graph of APHA color over time
demonstrating heat stability of preferred DMAP product
of the invention.
Figure 2 is enlarged digital image of a photograph
of a preferred granular DMAP catalyst product of the
invention.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
For the purposes of promoting an understanding of
the principles of the invention, reference will now be
made to certain preferred embodiments thereof and
specific language will be used to describe the same.
It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation
of the scope of the invention is thereby intended, such
alterations, further modifications and applications of
the principles of the invention as described herein
being contemplated as would normally occur to one
skilled in the art to which the invention relates.
As disclosed above, one preferred embodiment of
the present invention provides novel forms of
supernucleophilic catalysts. The novel forms in
accordance with the invention are granular catalysts,
and are preparable by melt extrusion processes which
yield discreet liquid portions which upon
solidification form smooth granules or prills.
Melt extrusion processes of the invention
preferably involve the extrusion of molten 4-(secondary
or tertiary)aminopyridine catalysts. Preferred
catalysts for use in the invention thus include those
of the formula:
Rl~ R2
N
CQ
N
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wherein R' 2
and R, which may be the same as or may
differ from one another, are each -H or a hydroca.rbon
group having from one to about ten carbon atoms,
especially -H or a C1-C1C alkyl, with the proviso that
at least one of R1 and R 2 is a hvdrocarbon group such
as alkyl. More preferred catalysts occur where R' and
Rz are each alkyl, especially lower ( CI-C4 ) alky-IL such
as methyl. The most preferred catalyst for melt
extrusion processing in accordance with the invention
is DNlAP ( i. e., R' and R2 are both methyl ).
As disclosed above, the catalyst is extruded,
while molten, through an orifice in a fashion which
provides granules of the desired size. Processes of
the invention can, for example, be conducted in an
extrusion apparatus as described in U.S. Patent No.
4,279,579. Such an apparatus includes
a first cylindrical container having a plurality of
orifices and a second cylindrical container disposed
within the first container and also including a
plurality of orifices. Means are provided for
admitting the flowable molten mass of catalyst into the
second container, and means are also provided for
producing relative rotation between the containers to
periodically align the passages of the first container
with the passages of the second container, so as to
deposit drops of the flowable mass through the passages
downwardly onto a conveyor belt also provided in the
apparatus. Such processes in which discreet drops or
portions are caused to solidify to form flowable
granules are generally referred to as prilling
processes, and the resulting granules are referred to
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as prills. In the preferred process, the conveyor belt
is a cooled stainless steel belt, which hastens the
solidification of the flowable mass drops as they exit
the passage provided by the aligned orifices. Suitable
devices for the conduct of such processes are
commercially available from Sandvic Process Systems,
Inc. of Totowa, New Jersey, U.S.A. Further
information regarding such devices is available from
Sandvic's trade literature, including that entitled
Sandvik Rotoform Process, Premium Pastilles at high
production rates, low production costs (1993); A World
of Chemical Experience in Chemical Processing: Sandvik
Process Systems.
As indicated, the supernucleophilic catalyst is
provided in a molten state for extrusion processing.
Preferred melt processing temperatures will range from
about the melting point of the catalyst up to the
decomposition temperature of the catalyst. More
preferred temperatures will be at about the melting
point up to about 50 C above the melting point of the
catalyst in hand. For the most preferred catalyst,
DMAP, a generally suitable temperature range is about
112 C to about 200 C, and a more preferred temperature
range is about 115 C to about 130 C. In any event, the
temperature utilized will be selected in light of the
conditions at hand, and will be optimized to provide
the desired viscosity of the flowable catalyst mass for
extrusion processing in accordance with the invention.
Granulated catalysts in accordance with the
invention will preferably have smooth granules with an
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average particle diameter of about 1 to about 10 mm,
more preferably about 1 to about 5 mm. In addition,
preferred catalysts will have granules of substantially
uniform shape and size. When produced by preferred
extrusion processes as described above, granulated
catalysts of the invention will have a substantially 3-
dimensional shape (i.e. the deposited drops will
solidify prior to their spreading to form a
substantially 2-dimensional flake), which provides
improved flow properties for the solid catalyst in
accordance with the invention. Preferred granules so
prepared will generally also have a relatively flat or
planar surface on a first side (from contact with the
conveyor belt), and a generally arcuate surface on a
second side opposite the first side. Preferred
granulated catalysts of the invention also exhibit
desirable dissolution properties in aqueous medium,
meaning that while provided in a readily handled and
manipulated granulated form in the dry state, once
placed in aqueous media, the catalyst granules break up
and dissolve into solution with relative ease and
quickness, generally within about a few minutes with
agitation at the catalytic levels at which they are
conventionally used (e.g. at concentration levels less
than about 10% by weight in solution). In addition,
preferred granulated products of the invention will
have a low level of fines having a particle diameter of
less than 600 microns, more preferably less than 5% by
weight fines, and most preferably less than 3% by
weight fines. Particle integrity of preferred products
will also minimize the generation of fines under
conditions of abrasion and impact. For example,
preferred products will generate less than 10% by
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weight fines in friability testing under test methods
S4-77 and/or S5-77 as described further in Example 9
below, more preferably less than 5% by weight generated
fines and most preferably less than 2% by weight.
The preferred granulated catalysts of the
invention are free-flowing, and exhibit little to no
tendency to aggregate. These catalysts thus overcome
difficulties which have been encountered with prior
crystalline or flaked DMAP forms, and are
advantageously handled in manufacturing, storage and
use operations. As illustrations, catalysts of the
invention demonstrate advantages making them well
suited for transport operations including gravity flow
or vacuum,(e.g. as in gravity flow addition or vacuum
addition to reactors), and can optionally be packaged
in containers adapted to facilitate such operations.
For instance, in the case of gravity flow addition,
granulated catalysts of the invention can be packaged
in containers that are adapted for connection to
reactor ports and that incorporate product release
mechanisms that are activatable upon or after such
connection. Such containers may also be adapted for
efficient gravity flow of the granular catalyst out of
an opening of the container, and in this regard may
have a shape adapted to release all of the granular
catalyst upon activation of the product release
mechanism. To this end, the container may include one
or more wall members inclined downwardly toward the
opening of the container adapted for connection to the
reactor port. In this manner, safe, efficient and
convenient use of granular catalysts of the invention
is facilitated.
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The supernucleophilic catalyst material for use in
preparing advantageous granules of the inventi.on may be
synthesized by any suitable route. For example, it may
be prepared using activation-substitution-deactivation
techniques described in any one of U.S. Patent Nos.
4,158,093, 4,672,121 or 4,772,71-3. The
supernucleophilic catalyst starting material may also be
prepared by improved synthetic processes of the present
invention as described below.
One preferred process of the invention involves
activation-substitution-deactivation processes for
preparing 4-substituted pyridine compounds, wherein the
activating agent is an acrylic derivative or analog,
and wherein the substitution step is conducted in the
presence of a large excess of a secondary or tertiary
amine (HNR1R2 wherein R' and R2 are defined as above)
used as the nucleophile to displace the leaving group
during the substitution reaction.
Thus, in accordance with this process of the
invention, a 4-L-substituted pyridine base, wherein L
is a leaving group, will first be activated by reaction
with an activating agent of the formula:
R3 R4 O
1 1 II
CH=C-C-z
wherein R3 and R4, which may be the same as or may
differ from one another, are each -H or a C1.-C4 alkyl
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group, and Z is -NR5R6 or -OR7 or, wherein R5 and R6,
which may be the same as or may differ from one
another, and may taken together form a ring, are each -
H or C1-C8 alkyl; and R' is -H or C1-C8 alkyl.
Advantageous activation reactions will in general
employ a molar excess of the activating agent relative
to the pyridine base starting material to facilitate
high levels of conversion. Accordingly, molar ratios
of activating agent to pyridine base starting material
will typically be in the range of 1.05:1 up to about
10:1, respectively, more typically in the range of
about 1.05:1 to about 5:1. In addition, the activating
agent may contain one or more polymerization
inhibitors, in order to prevent unwanted
polymerization. For example, the polymerization
inhibitor may be MEAQ or a suitable thiazine compound
such as phenylthiazine that is effective to prevent
polymerization of the activating agents under
distillative conditions.
The activation step is preferably performed in the
presence of a strong acid catalyst (pKa less than 3),
for example a strong organic acid, or a strong
inorganic acid such as HC1, HBr, HI, sulfuric acid or
phosphoric acid. Such acids will typically be used in
a molar ratio of about 1-3:1 relative to the 4-L-
substituted pyridine starting material, more preferably
in a slight molar excess (e.g. in a molar ratio of
about 1.05:1) relative to the pyridine starting
material. The activation reaction is also preferably
conducted under heated conditions, with temperatures in
the range of about 50 C to about 100 being typical,
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more preferably in the range of about 70 C to about
80 C. The activation reaction can be conducted for
several hours, with about 95%+ conversion being
achieved in about four hours in more preferred
inventive processes.
The concentration of the reaction during the
activation step will vary in accordance with the
particular reactants and reagents in hand, and the
optimization of this parameter will be well within the
skill of those practiced in a relevant field. Suitable
reaction concentrations will generally provide reacted
solutions containing about 10% to about 60% by weight
of the activated pyridine intermediate, more typically
in the range of about 30% to about 55% by weight.
Preferred products of such activation reactions
will thus have the formula:
L
O
A- +N
CH-R3
CH-R4
I_
O
y
z
wherein: Z, R3 and R4 are as defined above; and
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A- is an anion (provided, e.g., by the anion
of the strong acid catalyst); and
L is a leaving group such as cyano, halo
(fluoro, chloro, bromo, or iodo),
arylsulfonyl having from six to ten carbon
atoms, optionally substituted with one or
more alkyl groups having from one to four
carbon atoms; arylsulfonyloxy having from six
to ten carbon atoms; alkylsulfonyloxy having
from one to eight carbon atoms; aryloxy
having from six to ten carbon atoms (e.g.
phenoxy); arylthio having from six to ten
carbon atoms (e.g. phenylthio); nitro, and
the like.
In accordance with the invention, the activated
1,4-L-substituted pyridine formed in the activation
step is then reacted in the presence of a primary or
secondary amine charged in at least about a 2:1 molar
ratio relative to the activated 1,4-substituted
pyridine under mild (pH about 8 to about 10) basic
conditions at the completion of combining the activated
1,4-substituted pyridine and the primary or secondary
amine, most preferably at essentially the basic pH
provided by the pyridine and primary or secondary amine
reagents, i.e. in the substantial absence of any strong
base such as sodium hydroxide in the reaction medium.
In conducting this reaction, it is generally preferred
to add the activated pyridine intermediate to an
aqueous solution of the amine nucleophile, as this has
been found to provide cleaner processes. Preferred
amine nucleophiles for these purposes include those of
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the formula HNR'R2 wherein R' and R2 are as defined
above. Additional illustrative amines include
hydrazine, alkylene diamines of up to eight carbon
atoms, dialkylenetriamines of up to sixteen carbon
atoms, polyethylenimines, and the like.
In contrast to prior known processes in which
sodium hydroxide or similar bases have been used, it
has been discovered that such strongly basic conditions
can be avoided in the substitution step, and in so
doing that cleaner reacted mediums are provided
downstream, which are more readily processed to recover
substantially pure 4-(secondary or
tertiary)aminopyridines. More preferred substitution
reactions are conducted in the presence of the primary
or secondary amine in at least a 3:1 molar ratio
relative to the pyridine compound, typically in about a
3-5:1 molar ratio. This reaction can be suitably
conducted at room temperature (about 25 C) or under
heated conditions. For reactions at atmospheric
pressure, preferred reaction temperatures will be room
temperature up to about the boiling temperature for the
lowest boiling component of the reaction mixture,
typically the primary or secondary amine. For
instance, in the manufacture of DMAP, the substitution
reaction is typically conducted at temperatures of to
about 60-70 C, as higher temperatures would begin to
boil off the dimethylamine.
In the substitution reaction, the primary or
secondary amine displaces the leaving group "L", losing
a hydrogen atom in the process, so as to form an
activated 1-substituted,4-(secondary or
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tertiary)aminopyridine. The extent of completion of
this reaction can be monitored and the process taken on
to the deactivation phase upon achieving sufficient
conversion. In the deactivation step, the 1-
substituted,4-(secondary or tertiary)aminopyridine is
treated to remove the 1-substituent and thereby form a
product medium including the 4-(secondary or
tertiary)aminopyridine, e.g. of the formula:
Rl\ ~R2
N
N
wherein R' and R2 are as defined above.
As to conditions during the deactivation step, it
is preferably conducted under basic, heated conditions.
A strong base such as an alkali metal hydroxide can be
used to advantage in facilitating the elimination of
the 1-substituent. Desirable deactivations are also
conducted at a temperature in the range of about 80 C
to about 100 C, although higher temperatures and
superatmospheric pressures may also be employed.
As indicated above, it has been discovered that by
conducting the substitution step in the presence of a
large molar excess of the amine used as the
nucleophile, the use of strong bases such as alkali
metal hydroxides in the substitution step can be
minimized or eliminated, and that downstream product
separations are simplified, providing highly pure 4-
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(secondary or tertiary)aminopyridine products. For
example, a typical reaction workup to recover the 4-
(secondary or tertiary)aminopyridine product will
involve an extraction of the reaction medium with a
non-polar organic solvent such as toluene, to draw the
4-(secondary or tertiary)aminopyridine product into the
organic solvent layer. The organic layer is then
distilled to separate the pyridine product from the
organic solvent, with the solvent typically having a
lower boiling point and thus being collected first
overhead. It has been found, in accordance with the
invention, that in processes conducted as described
above using mild basic conditions during the
substitution step, the distillative separation is much
cleaner. This provides a distinct separation of the
pyridine product, which is collected overhead
immediately as a relatively pure product, as opposed to
encountering a need to collect a first, more crude
pyridine product fraction, followed by a relatively
pure fraction. Moreover, products can be obtained from
such processes which are highly pure, as is exhibited
for example by the recovery of white DMAP from the
distillation step, even absent any subsequent solvent
recrystallization. Such white products readily exhibit
APHA colors of less than 50, and demonstrate superior
thermal stability as compared to DMAP products prepared
by other processes, as illustrated Example 4 below and
its accompanying Figure 1. It is thus advantageous to
combine such processes with subsequent melt-processing
of the product, without the need for any intervening
crystallization. Suitable melt processing techniques
include, for example flaking, or extrusion granulation
processes as described above.
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Another aspect of the present invention involves
an activation-substitution-deactivation synthetic route
to 4-substituted pyridines, in which the activated
intermediate species is a pyridine betaine. Generally
speaking, these inventive processes involve an
activation step which includes reacting a starting 4-
substituted pyridine base having a leaving group as the
4-substituent, with an Oc,o-unsaturated acid of the
formula
R3 R4 O
CH=C-C-OH
wherein R3 and R4, which may be the same as or may
differ from one another, are each -H or a C1-C4 alkyl
group, so as to form a corresponding activated 1,4-
substituted pyridine betaine. The betaine is reacted
with a nucleophilic agent (Nu-H) to displace the
leaving group and form a 1-substituted,4-Nu-pyridine
betaine. This betaine is then treated to remove the 1-
substituent and form the 4-Nu-pyridine compound.
The activation steps of such processes are
conducted in a medium essentially free from acids other
than the a,o-unsaturated acid, so as to enable the
formation of the betaine intermediate as opposed to a
quaternary salt intermediate incorporating a separate
counterion coordinated with the positively-charged
pyridine ring nitrogen. The activation steps are
desirably conducted in a molar excess of the a,(3-
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unsaturated acid to facilitate high and more rapid
conversion of the pyridine base starting material to
the betaine intermediate. Suitable molar ratios of
oc,(3-unsaturated acid to pyridine base are about 1-5:1,
respectively, with preferred ratios being about 1.1-
3:1, respectively. These reactions are conducted with
preference under heated conditions, for example at
temperatures ranging from about 50 C to about 100 C,
more typically from about 50 C to about 80 C.
Reaction concentrations during the activation step
will again vary in accordance with the particular
reactants and reagents in hand, and the optimization of
this parameter will be well within the purview of those
skilled in the relevant field. Suitable reaction
concentrations will generally provide reacted solutions
containing about 10% to about 50% of the activated
pyridine intermediate, more typically in the range of
about 30% to about 40% by weight.
The nucleophilic substitution reaction can be
conducted in conventional fashion, e.g. in the presence
of the nucleophilic reagent and added strong base. In
so doing, it will generally be possible to use less
strong base than in prior-known synthetic routes due to
the absence of strong acid in the reaction medium
residual from the activation step. Where the
nucleophilic agent is itself basic (e.g. where it is a
primary or secondary amine), as in above-described
processes, the nucleophilic substitution step is
desirably conducted under mild basic conditions (i.e.
in the absence of strong bases such as alkali metal
*rB
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hydroxide) in the presence of the primary or secondary
amine in at least a 2:1 molar ratio relative to the
pyridine betaine, more preferably at least a 3:1 molar
ratio, typically 3-5:1. As before, this substitution
reaction can be suitably conducted at room temperature
(about 25 C) or under heated conditions.
The extent of completion of the substitution
reaction can be monitored and the process taken on to
the deactivation step upon achieving sufficient
conversion to the 1-substituted,4-Nu-pyridine
intermediate. In the deactivation step, the 1-
substituted,4-(secondary or tertiary)aminopyridine is
treated to remove the 1-substituent and thereby form a
product medium including the 4-(secondary or
tertiary)aminopyridine.
The deactivation step is preferably conducted
under basic, heated conditions. As before, a strong
base such as an alkali metal hydroxide and heat (e.g.
about 50 C to about 100 C) can be used to advantage in
facilitating the elimination of the 1-substituent to
form the target 4-Nu-pyridine compound.
Illustrative processes of this embodiment of the
invention utilize 4-substituted pyridine starting
materials encompassed by the formula:
L
0
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wherein L is a leaving group such as cyano, halo
(fluoro, chloro, bromo, or iodo), arylsulfonyl having
from six to ten carbon atoms, optionally substituted
with one or more alkyl groups having from one to four
carbon atoms; arylsulfonyloxy having from six to ten
carbon atoms; alkylsulfonyloxy having from one to eight
carbon atoms; aryloxy having from six to ten carbon
atoms (e.g. phenoxy); arylthio having from six to ten
carbon atoms (e.g. phenylthio); nitro, and the like.
This starting pyridine is reacted as described above
with the a,(3-unsaturated acid to form a pyridine
betaine intermediate of the formula:
L
O
+N
CH-R3
CH-R4
~
~=o
0
wherein L, R3 and R4 are as defined above. This
betaine is then subjected to a nucleophilic
substitution reaction with a nucleophilic reagent, Nu-
H, of sufficient strength to displace the leaving
group, L,. and form a second pyridine betaine
intermediate of the formula:
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Nu
0
C+N
CH-R3
CH-R4
0
In turn, this intermediate is treated to remove
the 1-substituent, e.g. in the presence of caustic and
heat, to form a 4-substituted pyridine product of the
formula:
Nu
CQ
N
More preferred processes of this embodiment of the
invention are provided where L is cyano, the
nucleophile is HNR'R 2 wherein R' and R2 are as defined
above, resulting in a 4-substituted pyridine product of
the formula:
Rl\ R2
N
CQ
N
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wherein R' and R2 are as defined above. These
processes provide clean distillative separations to
recover highly pure 4-substituted pyridines, which can
be taken on to melt processing (e.g. flaking or melt
extrusion as described above) without intervening
recrystallization, to provide high quality product
forms.
In its most desirable form to date, this betaine-
mediated process involves the reaction of 4-
cyanopyridine with acrylic acid to form a corresponding
pyridine betaine. This betaine is reacted with
dimethylamine to form a corresponding 4-N,N-
dimethylaminopyridine betaine. This betaine is then
treated in the presence of a strong base such as sodium
hydroxide to remove the 1-substituent and form DMAP.
Such a process is illustrated in Scheme 1 below:
~3\ /CH3
CN CN N
CH3\ /CH3
CH2CHCOOH Q 0 HN(CHI)2 CQ Base N
O -> C N -~ +N ---~-
CH2 CHZ
I I N
IH2 IH2
C=0 C=0
I_ I
O p"
SCHEME 1
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These processes provide substantial savings in
reagents due to the absence of strong acid in the
activation step, and the consequent reduced
requirements for base during the substitution and/or
dequaternization steps. In addition, DMAP products
produced by such betaine-mediated processes are highly
white as recovered from extraction/distillation steps
as described above, and provide advantageous melt-
processed product forms readily having APHA colors of
less than about 50.
Activation-substitution-deactivation processes of
the invention as discussed above can be conducted for
example in batch or continuous modes. In continuous
modes, the processes may occur in continuous stirred
tank reactors, tube reactors, or the like. In one
preferred form, three continuous reaction zones can be
established to carry out the activation, substitution,
and deactivation steps, respectively. For example,
tube reactors may be utilized wherein the 4-L-
substituted pyridine starting material, especially 4-
cyanopyridine, activating agent, and optionally strong
acid such as HC1 are combined in a tube reactor and
allowed to react to form the 4-L-substituted quat or
betaine intermediate. In another continuous zone, e.g.
in another tube reactor, the nucleophile (Nu) to
substitute for the 4-L-substituent can be combined with
the intermediate, and the reaction to form the 4-Nu-
substituted intermediate caused to proceed. In a still
further zone, e.g. a still further tube reactor, a base
(e.g. aqueous alkali or alkaline earth metal hydroxide
such as NaOH) can be combined with the stream
containing the 4-Nu-substituted intermediate to
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deactivate the intermediate and form the desired 4-Nu-
substituted pyridine compound. Heat exchangers can
also be used to control the heat of the reactants in,
after or between the zones. For example, heat
exchangers can be included to add heat between the
activation and substitution zones and/or between the
substitution and deactivation zones. Still further,
continuous recovery operations can be performed to
recover the product as it exits the continuous reaction
zones. For instance, a continuous extractor can be
incorporated into the continuous processing after the
4-Nu-pyridine product has been formed, to extract the
product from the aqueous phase present into an organic
phase. In most preferred continuous processes, the
product is DMAP, the 4-L-substituted pyridine is 4-
cyanopyridine, and the nucleophile is dimethylamine.
For purposes of promoting a further understanding
of the present invention and its advantages, the
following specific Examples are provided. It will be
understood that these Examples are illustrative, and
not limiting, of the present invention.
Example 1
Production of 4-Dimethylaminopyridiae
via Acrylic Acid Quat
4-Cyanopyridine (300 gm, 2.882 mole) and 32%
aqueous hydrochloric acid (342.3 gm, 3.024 mole) were
combined and 50% aqueous acrylic acid (415.2 gm, 2.881
mole) added to the mixture with stirring. The combined
reactants were heated with stirring for four (4) hours
at 70 C. The resulting reacted mixture was then added
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to a 40% aqueous solution of dimethylamine (893.6 gm,
995 ml, 7.929 mole) with continued heating and stirring
for one (1) hour at 40 C. Fifty percent (50%) aqueous
sodium hydroxide (923.5 gm. 620 ml) was added to the
reaction mixture with continued stirring and the
temperature increased and maintained at 90 C for one
(1) hour. The reaction mixture was cooled to 70 C and
extracted with toluene (150 ml). After separation of
layers, the aqueous layer was extracted with a second
portion of toluene (100 ml). The toluene layers were
combined and distilled. Toluene was removed at
atmospheric temperature and 4-dimethylaminopyridine
distilled at reduced pressure (b.p. 190 C, 150 mmhg) to
give 4-dimethylaminopyridine (299.3 gm, 2.4497 mole).
Example 2
Production of 4-Dimethylamiaopyridine
via Acrylic Acid Betaine
A. Betaine Synthesis
A one liter, four neck flask was equipped with a
mechanical stirrer, thermometer, and a reflux
condenser. The flask was charged with 4-cyanopyridine
(150.0 g, 1.441 mole), water (360.0 g), and acrylic
acid (166.2 g, 2.306 mole). The reaction mixture was
heated to 70-75 C and held for 5 to 8 hours. Reaction
mixtures were then allowed to cool to room temperature
and stirred overnight, or in some cases, over a weekend
before analysis by NNR. The conversion was determined
by ratioing the ring protons of the betaine with those
of unreacted 4-cyanopyridine, the limiting reagent.
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B. DMAP Synthesis
A two liter, four neck flask was equipped with a
mechanical stirrer, reflux condenser, thermometer, and
an addition funnel. The flask was charged with 40%
dimethylamine solution (488.2 g, 4.331 mole). With
good agitation, the above betaine solution (673.3 g)
was added to the DMA allowing the reaction temperature
to reach 45 C max. The reaction mixture was stirred
for about 15 minutes. The reaction mixture was then
heated to about 70 C and 50% NaOH (576.8 g, 7.21 mole)
was slowly added. As the NaOH was added, DMA was
evolved from the condenser and the temperature was held
to 70-80 C. Upon completion of the NaOH addition, the
reaction mixture was heated to reflux and held for one
hour to spring the betaine. Alternatively, the DMAP
betaine solution, at about 45 C, has been placed under
reduced pressure (water aspirator) and the NaOH was
slowly added at the lower temperature. After the NaOH
addition was complete, the reaction mixture was heated
to 70 C, while still under vacuum, to remove the DMA.
At 70 C, the vacuum was released and the reaction
mixture heated to reflux and held for 1 to 2 hours.
The hot reaction mixture, regardless of which method of
DMA removal was used, was cooled to about 90 C and
extracted with toluene (2 x 150 ml) at 70-80 C. The
layers were separated and the top layers (401.4 g) were
combined for distillation. The toluene was removed by
atmospheric distillation until the pot temperature was
180 C. The pot was slowly eased under vacuum to a
pressure of about 110 mm Hg. The DMAP was distilled at
a head temperature of about 185-190 C until the pot was
essentially dry. The DMAP distillate (136.0 g, 1.,113
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mole) represented a 77.3% yield. The distillate was
crystallized from toluene as a 40 wt% solution. The
crystallized product was recovered using a lab
centrifuge and dried in a vacuum oven. The dried
material (118.1g, 0.967 mole) represented a 67.1% yield
of crystallized material.
Exam,ple 3
Production of 4-Dimethylaminopyridine via Acrylamide
Quat
4-Cyanopyridine (300 gm, 2.882 mole) and 32%
aqueous hydrochloric acid (342.3 gm, 3.024 mole) are
combined and 50% aqueous acrylamide (2.881 mole) added
to the mixture with stirring. The combined reactants
are heated with stirring for four (4) hours at 70 C. A
40% aqueous solution of dimethylamine (893.6 gm, 995
ml, 7.929 mole) is added to the mixture with continued
heating and stirring for one (1) hour at 40 C. Fifty
percent (50%) aqueous sodium hydroxide (923.5 gm. 620
ml) is added to the reaction mixture with continued
stirring and the temperature increased and maintained
at 90 C for one (1) hour. The reaction mixture is
cooled to 70 C and extracted with toluene (150 ml).
After separation of layers, the aqueous layer is
extracted with a second portion of toluene (100 ml).
The toluene layers are combined and distilled. Toluene
is removed at atmospheric temperature and 4-
dimethylaminopyridine distilled at reduced pressure
(b.p. 190 C, 150 mmhg) to give DMAP.
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Example 4
Heat Stability Studies for DMAP
In this Example, a DMAP sample was produced
essentially as described in Example 1 hereof. The
sample was heated to 120-130 C, under nitrogen, and
held for three days. Samples were taken on a daily
basis to test for color degradation. The results are
shown in FIG. 1. As can be seen, the product of
Example 1 hereof had superior heat stability, having an
APHA color of only 50 after 24 hours and of only about
150 after three days under.these molten conditions.
Similar testing of the product of Example 3 hereof
reveals that it also possesses superior heat stability
properties.
Example 5
Preparation of Melt-Extruded DMAP Granules
A sample of 4-dimethylaminopyridine was molten, at
a temperature of 115-125 C. The molten material was
deposited dropwise onto a smooth, porcelain surface.
The drops solidified rapidly and formed granules which
were generally hemispherical in shape. The granulated
product was removed from the surface and charged to a
glass container (leaving substantial head space) and
observed for particle integrity and flow properties.
Upon agitation of the container it was found that the
granules were resistant to fracture and highly free-
flowing, exhibiting little or no tendency to adhere to
one another.
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Example 6
Automated Melt-Extrusion of DMAP Granules
4-N,N-Dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) is produced as
described in Example 1. The 4-N,N-
dimethylaminopyridine distillate is maintained in the
molten state and is processed as follows (without
recrystallization). The molten DMAP distillate is
maintained in a storage tank under a nitrogen
atmosphere. The storage tank is connected as feed to a
melt extrusion apparatus, e.g., such as one available
from Sandvik Process Systems, Inc., Totowa, New Jersey,
USA, and/or described in U.S. Patent No. 4,279,579.
The apparatus includes a rotating drum with orifices
through which the molten product is extruded into
discrete liquid portions downwardly onto a moving,
cooled stainless steel conveyor belt. The speed and
direction of the belt are synchronized with the
linearized speed and direction of the orifices of the
rotating drum, to provide efficient and uniform deposit
of the molten material onto the belt.. The extrusion
orifices are approximately 1 mm in diameter, leading to
approximately 2 to 5 mm diameter granules. The melt
extrusion apparatus is operated with the DMAP at a
temperature of approximately 120-130 C, and the DMAP
is preferably maintained at this temperature through
storage and extrusion processing for no longer than
about 8 hours. The resulting, generally hemispherical
DMAP granules have good color (APHA color of about 100
or less), are hard, and have smooth surfaces. The
granules are resistant to fracture and have substantial
non-caking properties.
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Example 7
Automated Melt-Lxtrusion of DMAP Granules
The process of Example 6 is repeated, except that
the 4-dimethylaminopyridine used is prepared via the
acrylamide route described in Example 3. Again, the
product granules have good color, integrity, and flow
properties.
Example 8
Automated Melt-Extrusion of DNAP Granules
In this example a Rotoformer available from
Sandvik Process Systems, Inc., Totowa, New Jersey, USA,
was used to prepare melt-extruded DMAP granules
(prilled form). This machine generally has the
features described U.S. Patent No. 4,279,579, and is
also described in Sandvik Rotoform Process, Premium
Pastilles at high production rates, low production
costs (1993); A World of Chemical Experience in
Chemical Processing: Sandvik Process Systems.
The bore size on the rotating shell of the rotoformer
was 1.5 mil. DMAP, prepared generally as described in
Example 1, was maintained as a melt at about 120 C-
140 C for feed to the rotoformer. During operation of
the machine, molten DMAP was extruded through the bores
onto the cooled belt of the rotoformer, providing DMAP
prills having diameters of about 1-4 mil. The prills
were removed at the end of the belt by a micarta
laminated plastic blade, at which point the prills
exhibited a temperature of about 30 C. A digital image
of a photograph of representative DMAP prills is
presented as Figure 2. Upon inspection, the prills
were found to be substantially uniform in shape and to
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exhibit excellent hardness and integrity. The prills
also exhibited little or no tendency to cake.
Example 9
Friability Testiag of MAP Prills
DMAP prills prepared as in Example 8 were
subjected to friability testing under procedures
commonly used to test sulfur and other like
particulates. In particular, the prills were tested
under the procedures of test methods S4-77 and S5-77.
These and other test methods identified in this Example
were performed as described in Sampling and Testing
Sulphur Forms, published by the Sulphur Derivatives
Institute of Canada, Box 9505 Bloy Valley Square 1,
830-202 Sixth Avenue, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P2W6.
For the S4-77 method, prilled DMAP samples were oven
dried at 50 C plus or minus 5 C to constant weight,
weighed to the nearest 0.1 and air cooled. The samples
were then transferred to a tumbler having a diameter of
250 mm and rotated at a speed of 19 rpm plus or minus 1
rpm for a total of 450 revolutions, maintaining a
substantially uniform peripheral speed. After the
prescribed revolutions, the material was cleaned from
the tumbler and its weight recorded. The material was
then subjected to dry sieve analysis to determine
particle size distribution. The results are set forth
in Table 1.
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TABLE 1
Sieve Size Original Sample Tumbled Sample
m Percent Retained Percent Retained
Individual Cumulative Individual Cumulative
4750 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3350 0.12 0.12 0.05 0.05
2360 14.40 14.52 8.50 8.54
2000 48.75 63.27 48.96 57.50
1180 26.05 89.32 29.06 86.56
600 7.64 96.97 10.31 96.87
300 1.68 98.65 2.61 99.48
<300 1.35 100.00 0.52 100.00
Total 100.00 462.87 100.00 449.00
Fineness
Factor (FF)* FFo = 4.63 FFt = 4.49
Fineness Factor (FF) = Total Cumulative % retained/100
Fines (particle size < 300) Content (Original Sample) = 1.3%
Fines Production = 0.03%
Particle Breakdown Modulus (PBM) =(FFo - FFt)/FFo X 100 = 2.99%.
In the S5-77 test method, a cylindrical tumbler
having a diameter of 711 mm and length of 508 mm was
used. The tumbler had a 89 mm wide shelf mounted
within along the entire length of the cylinder. The
tumbler was rotated 40 times at a speed of 31 rpm plus
or minus 1 rpm. The sample was then collected and
subjected to dry sieve analysis as in the S4-77 method
discussed above. The results are presented in Table 2.
TABLE 2
Sieve Size Original Sample Tumbled Sample
um Percent Retained Percent Retained
Individual Cumulative Individual Cumulative
4750 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3350 0.12 0.12 0.01 0.01
2360 14.40 14.52 7.82 7.83
2000 48.75 63.27 48.40 56.23
1180 26.05 89.32 31.44 87.67
600 7.64 96.97 9.65 97.32
300 1.68 98.65 2.08 99.39
<300 1.35 462.87 0.61 100.00
Total 100.00 462.87 100.00 448.44
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Fineness
Factor (FF)* FFo = 4.63 FF, = 4.48
Fineness Factor (FF) = Total Cumulative % retained/100
Fines (particle size < 300) Content, Original Sample = 1.3%
Fines Production = 0.6%
Particle Breakdown Modulus (PEM) =(FFo - FF,_) /FF. X 100 = 3.12$.
The data presented in Tables 1 and 2 demonstrate
that the prilled DMAP form not only has a low initial
fines content but also exhibits unexpectedly good
particle integrity and resistance to fracture and fines
production under conditions of abrasion and impact.
The invention has been described above in detail,
with specific reference to its preferred embodiments.
It will be understood, however, that a variety of
modifications and additions can be made to the
procedures disclosed without departing from the spirit
and scope of the invention. Such modifications and
additions are desired to be protected. in addition,
all publications cited herein are indicative of the
level of skill in the relevant art.
